McLaren Family

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About the McLaren surname

The surname McLaren is associated with a patronymic formation. The Mac-/Mc- formation is traditionally patronymic and means “son of” in Gaelic languages. A patronymic formation of this kind shows how an older personal name could develop into a family name. The prefix in McLaren belongs to a family of Gaelic forms traditionally used in patronymic surnames and is generally associated with descent.

Pronunciation: Èm-sé-la-rèn/ɛmselaʁɛn/

Most frequent given names among the McLaren family

Men

  1. 1John159
  2. 2James98
  3. 3William60
  4. 4Donald58
  5. 5David57

Women

  1. 1Mary119
  2. 2Margaret62
  3. 3Catherine56
  4. 4Élizabeth36
  5. 5Christine27
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The McLaren name in our genealogy archives

3,815occurrences in our collections
9collections containing this name
108 1201881 → 1901people enumerated
1806First mention of the name
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